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Despite economic challenges affecting municipalities across the country, apparatus manufacturers are continuing to innovate, striving to meet the changing needs of the fire service. Bob Vaccaro profiles some of the recent and future trends.

To compete successfully for public funds, today’s fire service officers must focus on planning, governance and performance management. But strategic planning is only effective when it supports service delivery.

When Chief Joe Pozzo took over the Volusia County (Fla.) Department of Public Protection, he was given a mandate to cut costs while preserving service levels. With the department’s new pumper/ambulances, he believes he’s found the answer.

When a reader writers to Nozzlehead about firefighters who are allegedly abusing the pension system, making everyone in the fire service look bad, Nozzlehead explains why we can’t jump to conclusions about these firefighters—and why it’s crucial that the fire service communicate the facts about pension systems to the public.